Boyd
Last seen for girls in 1944 at #4,574 · #1,959 for boys in 2025, 78 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1899 · 53 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 27,680since 1880
Boyd over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Boyd has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,959 | 78 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,210 | 65 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,147 | 67 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,626 | 107 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,606 | 106 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,528 | 109 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,658 | 97 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,478 | 117 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,421 | 122 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,618 | 99 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,826 | 81 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,588 | 99 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,878 | 75 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,942 | 73 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,699 | 44 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,511 | 49 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,800 | 43 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,467 | 51 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,139 | 63 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,932 | 38 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,567 | 43 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,489 | 44 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,428 | 43 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,092 | 51 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,429 | 40 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,330 | 41 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,231 | 41 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,068 | 45 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,599 | 63 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,785 | 51 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,682 | 53 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,581 | 58 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,620 | 55 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,546 | 57 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,528 | 57 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,395 | 64 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,590 | 50 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,427 | 54 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,367 | 54 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,153 | 67 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,033 | 79 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,022 | 76 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,075 | 68 | |
| 1982 | — | #894 | 100 | |
| 1981 | — | #914 | 96 | |
| 1980 | — | #905 | 98 | |
| 1979 | — | #858 | 102 | |
| 1978 | — | #847 | 102 | |
| 1977 | — | #796 | 115 | |
| 1976 | — | #786 | 111 | |
| 1975 | — | #707 | 137 | |
| 1974 | — | #659 | 150 | |
| 1973 | — | #655 | 148 | |
| 1972 | — | #639 | 154 | |
| 1971 | — | #615 | 185 | |
| 1970 | — | #490 | 273 | |
| 1969 | — | #484 | 251 | |
| 1968 | — | #462 | 271 | |
| 1967 | — | #475 | 251 | |
| 1966 | — | #470 | 265 | |
| 1965 | — | #460 | 285 | |
| 1964 | — | #435 | 337 | |
| 1963 | — | #433 | 339 | |
| 1962 | — | #401 | 408 | |
| 1961 | — | #421 | 355 | |
| 1960 | — | #410 | 370 | |
| 1959 | — | #408 | 377 | |
| 1958 | — | #409 | 365 | |
| 1957 | — | #390 | 388 | |
| 1956 | — | #386 | 377 | |
| 1955 | — | #376 | 369 | |
| 1954 | — | #385 | 343 | |
| 1953 | — | #350 | 390 | |
| 1952 | — | #345 | 397 | |
| 1951 | — | #361 | 365 | |
| 1950 | — | #365 | 342 | |
| 1949 | — | #362 | 345 | |
| 1948 | — | #358 | 354 | |
| 1947 | — | #334 | 427 | |
| 1946 | — | #340 | 362 | |
| 1945 | — | #335 | 318 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #325 | 345 |
| 1943 | — | #307 | 405 | |
| 1942 | — | #310 | 393 | |
| 1941 | — | #285 | 412 | |
| 1940 | — | #290 | 374 | |
| 1939 | — | #290 | 361 | |
| 1938 | — | #271 | 413 | |
| 1937 | — | #264 | 419 | |
| 1936 | — | #285 | 356 | |
| 1935 | — | #289 | 351 | |
| 1934 | — | #272 | 398 | |
| 1933 | — | #264 | 406 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #274 | 397 |
| 1931 | — | #262 | 426 | |
| 1930 | — | #272 | 430 | |
| 1929 | — | #261 | 461 | |
| 1928 | — | #269 | 445 | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #271 | 440 |
| 1926 | — | #273 | 432 | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #256 | 493 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #266 | 459 |
| 1923 | — | #272 | 429 | |
| 1922 | — | #248 | 508 | |
| 1921 | — | #267 | 438 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #256 | 457 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #261 | 415 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #255 | 433 |
| 1917 | — | #257 | 388 | |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #252 | 384 |
| 1915 | — | #264 | 335 | |
| 1914 | — | #254 | 287 | |
| 1913 | — | #277 | 197 | |
| 1912 | — | #268 | 171 | |
| 1911 | — | #286 | 85 | |
| 1910 | — | #263 | 86 | |
| 1909 | — | #268 | 68 | |
| 1908 | — | #274 | 61 | |
| 1907 | — | #286 | 54 | |
| 1906 | — | #266 | 54 | |
| 1905 | — | #316 | 40 | |
| 1904 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1903 | — | #294 | 41 | |
| 1902 | — | #291 | 42 | |
| 1901 | — | #265 | 42 | |
| 1900 | — | #259 | 62 | |
| 1899 | — | #228 | 53 | |
| 1898 | — | #329 | 34 | |
| 1897 | — | #299 | 37 | |
| 1896 | — | #323 | 34 | |
| 1895 | — | #329 | 31 | |
| 1894 | — | #256 | 46 | |
| 1893 | — | #292 | 35 | |
| 1892 | — | #303 | 37 | |
| 1891 | — | #308 | 29 | |
| 1890 | — | #290 | 35 | |
| 1889 | — | #237 | 47 | |
| 1888 | — | #280 | 41 | |
| 1887 | — | #325 | 26 | |
| 1886 | — | #258 | 43 | |
| 1885 | — | #263 | 40 | |
| 1884 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1883 | — | #371 | 21 | |
| 1882 | — | #317 | 29 | |
| 1881 | — | #332 | 24 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Boyd was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 25 boys a year got the name.
Where Boyd is popular in 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Utah#157 · 1 in 881
- Idaho#179 · 1 in 1,018
- Wisconsin#314 · 1 in 4,595
- South Carolina#316 · 1 in 2,917
- North Carolina#320 · 1 in 3,040
Best ever in a state: #28 in Utah, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #157 | 14 | 1 in 881 |
| Idaho | #179 | 6 | 1 in 1,018 |
| Wisconsin | #314 | 8 | 1 in 4,595 |
| South Carolina | #316 | 8 | 1 in 2,917 |
| North Carolina | #320 | 15 | 1 in 3,040 |
| Minnesota | #326 | 6 | 1 in 5,447 |
| Oklahoma | #334 | 6 | 1 in 3,371 |
| Tennessee | #339 | 10 | 1 in 3,532 |
| Colorado | #344 | 6 | 1 in 3,295 |
| Kentucky | #359 | 6 | 1 in 4,822 |
| Pennsylvania | #367 | 15 | 1 in 6,264 |
| Washington | #392 | 6 | 1 in 4,696 |
| Alabama | #394 | 7 | 1 in 4,410 |
| Arizona | #394 | 5 | 1 in 3,393 |
| Michigan | #434 | 12 | 1 in 6,781 |
| Ohio | #444 | 12 | 1 in 8,078 |
| Indiana | #461 | 6 | 1 in 7,958 |
| Missouri | #468 | 5 | 1 in 7,919 |
| Virginia | #469 | 5 | 1 in 7,646 |
| Louisiana | #521 | 6 | 1 in 5,641 |
| Georgia | #524 | 6 | 1 in 7,518 |
| Texas | #540 | 18 | 1 in 6,363 |
| New Jersey | #576 | 5 | 1 in 11,074 |
| California | #634 | 17 | 1 in 10,492 |
| Illinois | #745 | 6 | 1 in 16,127 |
| New York | #890 | 7 | 1 in 22,090 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 251 spots since 2024 (#2,210 → #1,959)
- 431 spots since 2020 (#1,528 → #1,959)
- 133 spots since 2015 (#1,826 → #1,959)
- Biggest jump: 110 spots in 1881 (#442 → #332)
- Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1983 (#894 → #1,075)
Rise & fade · boys
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1899 at #228 (53 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 103 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1880–1982
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,004
- Highest: 1 in 2,004 boys born in 1899 were named Boyd (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,898 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 16.5% of all boys named Boyd (4,562) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 311 | #237 (1889) | #319 |
| 1890s | 371 | #228 (1899) | #296 |
| 1900s | 510 | #259 (1900) | #280 |
| 1910s | 2,781 | #252 (1916) | #264 |
| 1920s | 4,562 | #248 (1922) | #264 |
| 1930s | 3,957 | #262 (1931) | #274 |
| 1940s | 3,735 | #285 (1941) | #325 |
| 1950s | 3,713 | #345 (1952) | #378 |
| 1960s | 3,132 | #401 (1962) | #445 |
| 1970s | 1,477 | #490 (1970) | #705 |
| 1980s | 742 | #894 (1982) | #1,138 |
| 1990s | 544 | #1,395 (1990) | #1,704 |
| 2000s | 457 | #2,092 (2002) | #2,467 |
| 2010s | 856 | #1,421 (2017) | #1,862 |
| 2020s | 532 | #1,528 (2020) | #1,846 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Boyd in 1970
boys
#490
273 births · 1 in 6,807 boys
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 6,807 of them was named Boyd, which outranked 91.0% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).